Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scott 
Shenandoah 
Smyth 
Southampton 
Spotsylvania 
Stafford 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
II... 
2012 
487 
422 
278 
174 
132 
75 
2007 
467 
353 
263 
139 
96 
75 
Any 
2012 
805 
558 
514 
161 
237 
140 
2007 
929 
690 
498 
203 
263 
158 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
86 
64 
59 
22 
34 
19 
2007 
188 
83 
66 
41 
40 
36 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
38 
38 
33 
11 
23 
14 
2007 
68 
44 
38 
3 
17 
12 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
112 
86 
73 
30 
37 
21 
2007 
143 
88 
85 
19 
34 
17 
200 days or more 
2012 
569 
370 
349 
98 
143 
86 
2007 
530 
475 
309 
140 
172 
93 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
23 
40 
12 
10 
6 
7 
2007 
47 
38 
40 
25 
25 
10 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
57 
47 
48 
13 
22 
4 
2007 
86 
69 
29 
27 
34 
21 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
134 
131 
129 
39 
73 
42 
2007 
201 
193 
109 
70 
69 
37 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,078 
762 
603 
273 
268 
162 
2007 
1,062 
743 
583 
220 
231 
165 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.9 
22.6 
21.7 
21.9 
21.6 
22.7 
2007 
22.2 
20.6 
21.8 
19.5 
20.1 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
31 
12 
10 
4 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
39 
33 
12 
22 
2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
113 
117 
102 
38 
66 
39 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,114 
793 
645 
275 
277 
170 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.3 
24.7 
23.6 
23.6 
22.8 
23.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
5 
3 
1 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
9 
10 
7 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
61 
45 
42 
18 
16 
3 
2007 
68 
35 
28 
19 
8 
8 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
99 
95 
89 
26 
25 
26 
2007 
155 
124 
86 
53 
29 
14 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
290 
206 
156 
66 
82 
41 
2007 
380 
272 
157 
83 
98 
68 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
215 
118 
117 
68 
57 
36 
2007 
234 
92 
118 
48 
53 
32 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
223 
105 
148 
48 
52 
22 
2007 
152 
152 
124 
50 
57 
33 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
123 
138 
106 
58 
42 
41 
2007 
142 
96 
101 
30 
30 
23 
70 years and over 
2012 
276 
270 
133 
51 
95 
46 
2007 
265 
263 
137 
52 
84 
52 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
59.9 
57.8 
57.9 
60.2 
60.4 
2007 
57.0 
58.4 
58.2 
55.3 
59.4 
59.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
816 
618 
495 
250 
283 
165 
2007 
587 
576 
319 
191 
210 
165 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
74 
31 
39 
56 
23 
12 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
259 
525 
244 
25 
45 
25 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
208 
51 
150 
36 
71 
53 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
224 
4 
7 
5 
13 
32 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
84 
44 
50 
87 
93 
29 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
42 
39 
51 
60 
63 
16 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
25 
1 
12 
2 
3 
8 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
5 
5 
5 
3 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
1,256 
953 
768 
310 
363 
207 
acres, 2012 
152,954 
125,420 
152,323 
135,550 
39,292 
14,975 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
19 
85 
28 
44 
19 
16 
acres, 2012 
4,885 
16,825 
20,447 
27,533 
5,085 
767 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,202 
852 
705 
254 
311 
183 
2007 
1,280 
904 
664 
268 
307 
205 
acres, 2012 
140,131 
(D) 
125,227 
91,470 
(D) 
12,386 
2007 
138,522 
96,401 
92,229 
98,200 
(D) 
14,970 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
80 
72 
49 
45 
20 
11 
2007 
105 
91 
68 
35 
31 
15 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
22,187 
20,295 
37,415 
10,956 
1,834 
2007 
(D) 
25,891 
19,822 
34,956 
8,385 
3,561 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
42 
30 
24 
35 
16 
2007 
5 
37 
25 
28 
17 
9 
acres, 2012 
738 
17,575 
18,878 
20,544 
6,200 
939 
2007 
725 
16,518 
13,299 
22,591 
9,779 
921 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
9 
3 
2 
- 
2 
2007 
2 
7 
2 
2 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
- 
323 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,085 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
5 
10 
3 
3 
2007 
4 
4 
2 
9 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
1,391 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
364 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 741 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
